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All your thesp-y knowledge needs sated by our resident actor and theatre connoisseur Alice Canton.

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Nathan Joe: June 14, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Nathan Joe: June 14, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Nathan Joe: June 14, 2022, 8.95 MB
Tue 14 Jun 2022

I tēnei ata Alice is joined by playwright, poet, and actor Nathan Joe to kōrero about his fantastic play Scenes From a Yellow Peril, which Nathan describes as a "celebration of anger and rage". You can catch it from 21 June - 3 July at the ASB Waterfront Theatre - definitely not one to miss! Whakarongo mai nei! 

Stage Direction w/ Batanai Mashingaidze and Grace Bentley-Tsibuah: June 7, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Batanai Mashingaidze and Grace Bentley-Tsibuah: June 7, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Batanai Mashingaidze and Grace Bentley-Tsibuah: June 7, 2022, 19.88 MB
Tue 7 Jun 2022

Batanai Mashingaidze and Grace Bentley-Tsibuah are the cast of 'Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner', a hotly anticipated new show at the Basement theatre. Whakarongo mai nei!

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: May 31, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: May 31, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: May 31, 2022, 15.28 MB
Tue 31 May 2022

Alice is here with all the thespian news our hearts desire, and this week reckons we should check out She's Crowning at Basement! Whakarongo mai! 

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Sananda Chatterjee: May 24, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Sananda Chatterjee: May 24, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Sananda Chatterjee: May 24, 2022, 16.61 MB
Tue 24 May 2022

I tēnei rā Alice is joined by Sananda Chatterjee to kōrero about the wonderful Prayas Theatre's latest production, Dhaba on Devon Avenue. Catch it at TAPAC from this Thursday, 26 May. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Penny Ashton: May 17, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Penny Ashton: May 17, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Penny Ashton: May 17, 2022, 18.48 MB
Tue 17 May 2022

I tēnei ata Alice is joined by Penny Ashton to chat about her show Olive Copperbottom: A Dickensian Tale of Love, Gin and the PoxOn next week at Q Theatre! Whakarongo mai nei to hear all about it. 

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: May 10, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: May 10, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: May 10, 2022, 20.79 MB
Tue 10 May 2022

Today Alice chats about Emily Hurley's brand new show The Judas Sheepsome auditions for a Touch Compass show, a timeline tracking the impact of Covid-19 on Aotearoa's theatre scenes, and a report on Orange's impact on theatre in particular. Phew! Whakarongo mai! 

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Morgana O’Reilly: May 3, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Morgana O’Reilly: May 3, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Morgana O’Reilly: May 3, 2022, 19.69 MB
Tue 3 May 2022

Alice is joined by pillar of the arts community, Morgana O'Reilly, to kōrero about her show Stories About My Body. It opens May 17th at Basement, so grab some tix and whakarongo mai nei to hear all about it. 

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: April 26, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: April 26, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: April 26, 2022, 19.95 MB
Tue 26 Apr 2022

The malevolently-benevolent-theatre-eye-of-Sauron also known as thee Alice Canton shares a most hearty theatre roundup! There's some excellent comedy at Basement this Friday, acting classes at Te Pou (Te Pou Awe 2022) from some of the industry's Tuakana, and also some Creative New Zealand funding for their Global Digital New Work Fund. Alice truly sees all. Whakarongo mai! 

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: April 19, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: April 19, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: April 19, 2022, 15.33 MB
Tue 19 Apr 2022

Friends, Romans, and local theatre-makers, listen in to Alice's community notice board of some super cool opportunities about town! Submissions for Basement Theatre's Ideas in Residence and Ahurei Mōwaho ō Tāmaki Makaurau (the Auckland Fringe Festival) close TOMORROW (Wednesday 20 April). Also, if you're a budding playwright or just have some ideas steeping in your brain juice, check out what Playmarket has to offer! Phew! Lots of stuff, cheers Alice! 

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Julia Croft: April 12, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Julia Croft: April 12, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Julia Croft: April 12, 2022, 19.07 MB
Tue 12 Apr 2022

Alice is joined by the incredible Julia Croft to chat about all the scientific-poetic-nerdery that is her show TERRAPOLIS. Catch it at Q Theatre from April 19th to April 23.